stephanieNY

Adam went to Illinois last week and brought back some midwest corn, so we sat down to a meal of two ears each on Saturday. The ears were about twice as long as east coast corn and twice as yum.

This is from 2 years ago:

This is from last week:

They are disappointingly similar. Oh well.

I bought new rain boots a few weeks ago since my old pair started letting in rain at the heal.

I love them but sort of thought that my purchase was a bit out of season as I don't mind the occasional wet flip-flops in the summer. Alas, it's been raining with highs of temperatures like 61. It's too cold to let my bare feet get wet, so I've been wearing a lot of my boots. I'm starting to resent them. I didn't want it to be this way.

Since we're leaving for our trip to Illinois this week, I've been tracking the weather out there and it's a dream compared to Boston.

vs.

So, I'm taking my flip-flops and I'm outa here.

Adam and I are taking a trip out to Illinois next week to see his family. For fun, we're taking the train from Boston to Chicago (and back the next week). The Lake Shore Limited takes 23 hours, but Adam's promised me that it's really really fun. I do love a good train ride, but 23 hours is a loooong time. I'm optimistic though. We'll bring books, movies to watch on our laptops, and a deck of cards. The seats are supposedly really comfortable and recline to facilitate some sleeping. (I might have to cave and get one of those dorky neck pillows.) For one of our meals, we'll make reservations for a scheduled seating in the dining car, where you sit and dine with other travelers.

Apparently the view along the route to Chicago consists mainly of the graffiti-ridden backs of buildings, and the only scenic part is along Lake Erie which the train passes in the middle of the dark night. Either way, I think we should soak in some of the graffiti from the cool panoramic observation car as we move along the suburban string that links Boston to Buffalo to Cleveland to Chicago.